Where does “Guwatemala” come from?
Guwatemala (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Guatemala, from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from Classical Nahuatl -tlān — place; place suffix; place of.
Ancestry of “Guwatemala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Cuauhtēmallān | Iximché |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | -tlān | place; place suffix; place of |